Well in 1986 when I was 16 I actually bought a bright orange 69 charger. It only had a 318 engine in it, but I had planned to put in a 440 with a 6 pack. A drunk driver hit me at 3:30 pm while dropping my girlfriend off from school I sold it for $600.quote:
Originally posted by 74 Laguna:
This is a weird question but here goes... What car would you rather have.. The Ford Gran Torino in Starsky and Hutch or the Dodge Charger in The Dukes of Hazzard?
be aware too that in 71 most GM engines (and probably other domestics) went to low compression (~8.5-9.5:1). Many 70 GM engines were much higher compression, believe in the 11:1 or higher range. the power drop was dramatic.quote:
Originally posted by Gary Allan:
There's a local here that has a reproduction of the General Lee. Stars and Bars on the hood (or is it the roof) ..anyway ..it was so good that he was invited to some of the PR shows/conventions and has pictures of himself and the cast. But there was something odd to the story ..like they had a actors strike at some point in the production of the show and the actors were'nt who you would normally associate with the Dukes.
We also had a pair of county detectives that were an unreasonable facsimilie of Starsky and Hutch. They drove a Torino and had hair cuts and clothing selection sorta matched the actors. I don't think that either of them had that big 44 mag though.
The hp ratings were lame in those years. SAE net was the standard of the day. Taken at the back of the trans with all accessories driven. I think my 75 350 4bbl was 165 hp and my 78 454 was something like 200 ..maybe 225 ...which was about 40 hp higher than my mom's 1961 318 2bbl in her wagon.